Rob- If your pinion cap still has the scrolls intact, then likely no serious damage was done, unless some of the scraps ended up in the wrong place. If the cap is the same as used on the TC it is quite rare to find one with the scrolls intact, and nobody makes new ones with scrolls, just with rubber...

Hylomar universal blue or equivalent non hardening Permatex gasket dressing (85420) is about as good as it gets for paper or cork gaskets. If that does not work, then you should try Tom's gaskets.

Steve- Keep in mind the stock TC drag link end (that connects to the steering box arm via drag link ball) has the spring opposite the other three link ends. Drag link end spring is nearest the outer side, not the inner side like the 3 others. The force arrow drawing in your article seems to show the...

Fronts look TA/TB. Harder to tell on the rears.

Process for checking the pinion thrust bearings. Note the suggested mile interval. Can be done with differential mounted in car, but much easier while out.

http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/techinfo/TClinic-30.pdf

Rob, actually I was trying to maybe solve the mystery of the Blower manual Fig 5 of the rear axle section. Figures 2 and 4 clearly show a double row thrust bearing for the 1 1/4 model and the 2.6 model. Figure 5 appears to show a single row bearing for the TA, TB and TC. We know the TC used a double...

Rob- Curious what arrangement of bearings they used on the pinion shaft of a TA diff? TC had similar spiral bevel setup and used a double row angular contact bearing on the driveshaft end of shaft, and a cylindrical roller bearing on the gear end, with a spacer in between. That was tucked into a bea...

No special tools required to change out the TC slotted nut. Having to buy a special big socket was fairly traumatic for people back in the 40's and 50's. I think most people would be able to figure out that if it was real hard to get off, it probably should be put back on good and tight. Using a tor...

Rob, proper tools will ease it right off with hardly any effort.

Mostly the grease fittings are no longer used to grease the hub bearings, as the bearings usually get replaced with (rubber seals) sealed bearings. TC uses 6208-2RS. I like SKF in that size, made in USA. Sorry, do not know the number for the seal. You have found out about the limited lifespan of the...

Lou- I should have mentioned my seats are 18" wide at the very widest, where the light green meets the dark green. But built on a 13" wide base. Overall 24" high. I had to do some trial and error because I wanted at least an inch clearance when the door closes, and no contact with the driveshaft tun...

I built my buckets from scratch. Typical 1950's sports racer seat construction. One piece aluminum back/sides have a fully rolled edge for strength. Problem in a TC is the narrowness and the inner fender that sticks into the cockpit, and limits how far back a simple seat will go. If you are unusuall...

Here is a picture showing the one sided taper of a factory TC cotter made of hard steel. It is removed in the same direction as the bicycle example. Probably best for the home mechanic to try less destructive methods before resorting to torch and sledge. Sort of like removing the differential pinion...

An illustrated lesson from the bicycle world on hammerless cotter removal.
http://rougeriverworkshop.blogspot.com/ ... moval.html

Norman-
Good to hear you survived the gravity test. You might want to get an X ray of that ankle...

They were likely simply going for a color as close to white as they reasonably could get-- that would last a while.

J- You mean the sorta oval shaped gasket with three holes? https://mossmotors.com/gasket-oil-pick-up Or the round TD assembly gasket? The Moss catalog is great for identifying a part in question. If you are not familiar with the non hardening gasket dressings like (universal blue) Hylomar or the Per...

Skip Burns did a write up on such. Probably other articles on doing it correctly...

https://chicagolandmgclub.com/techtips/ ... _leak.html

While Jubilee hose clamps are outstanding, and were installed at the factory on all sorts of British cars and bikes, I have never seen any convincing evidence they were installed by the factory on TC coolant lines. The most interesting original factory clamps on a TC are the two different ones that ...

IMG_0770.JPG The original "locked in" design can be retained by planning ahead. The two studs that go into the top of the elbo piece can be installed using (Permatex 80078 type) anti seize thread lubricant to install the studs. When the need arises the original (thick) nut can be replaced by two (t...